Intel Atom Z3770 vs Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Atom Z3770 CPU1 vs CPU2 Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
Intel Atom Z3770 Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Atom Z3770 and the Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Atom Z3770 4 core processor released in Q3/2013 with the Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2023.
Intel Atom (108) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (86)
Intel Atom Z3700 (16) CPU group AMD Sephiroth (Steam Deck Refresh 2023) (1)
4 Generation 4
Bay Trail Architecture Sephiroth (Zen 2)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405)
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z3770 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.46 GHz (2.39 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) clocks with 2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Atom Z3770 Characteristic Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.46 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
2.39 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Atom Z3770 Characteristic Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) GPU AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck)
0.31 GHz GPU frequency 1.00 GHz
0.67 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.60 GHz
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology 7 nm
2 Max. displays 2
4 Compute units 8
32 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
11.2 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) GPU AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Atom Z3770, while the Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s enabled.

Intel Atom Z3770 Characteristic Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
LPDDR3-1066 Memory LPDDR5-6400
4 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Atom Z3770 has a TDP of 3.5 W. The TDP of the Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Atom Z3770 Characteristic Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
3.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4 W
90 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z3770 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) is at 6.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 6 nm.

Intel Atom Z3770 Characteristic Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
22 nm Technology 6 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1380 Socket FF3
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems SteamOS (Arch Linux)
Q3/2013 Release date Q4/2023
-- Release price --
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Atom Z3770 Intel Atom Z3770
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.67 GHz
43 (3%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck) @ 1.60 GHz
1638 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Atom Z3770 Intel Atom Z3770
4C 4T @ 2.39 GHz
0 (0%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
57 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Atom Z3770 Intel Atom Z3770
4C 4T @ 2.39 GHz
0 (0%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
275 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Atom Z3770 Intel Atom Z3770
4C 4T @ 2.39 GHz
0 (0%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
975 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Atom Z3770 Intel Atom Z3770
4C 4T @ 1.46 GHz
0 (0%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
4359 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Atom Z3770 Intel Atom Z3770
4C 4T @ 2.39 GHz
0 (0%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
1296 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Atom Z3770 Intel Atom Z3770
4C 4T @ 1.46 GHz
0 (0%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
4510 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Atom Z3770 Intel Atom Z3770
4C 4T @ 1.46 GHz
739 (100%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom Z3770 Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
Unknown Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)

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